You ready to Step Up?

Education brings opportunity, and opportunity isn’t going to come knocking on its own.

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Create your own luck.

Don’t wait for it to happen on its own. Folks who go to college or train for a career are more likely to land a job with a starting salary of $50,000 or higher. Step up, get some training, and grab yourself a job that pays off.

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When you find the right career, sparks fly.

Welders in Northeast Texas earn an average yearly salary of $39,800. If that puts a little sparkle in your eye, it could be just the thing to put money in your pocket. Step up, earn your welding certification, and watch opportunity strike.

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Texas is growing fast. You coming with it?

You might have to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty. If that doesn’t phase you, tap into a career in construction. In Northeast Texas alone, there are 800+ annual job openings for trained construction workers, making landing a job easy as pie. Step up and grab your tools. We’ve got work to do.

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You don’t learn to tie ropes like this overnight.

Learning a new skill takes time and grit. So does training for a job that’ll do more than just pay the bills. Signing up for a degree or certificate program is a step in the right direction.

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That oil won’t drill itself.

At an average yearly salary of $43,300 for geological sample testers and $126,200 for geological engineers, it’s a career you can bet on. Step up, earn a chemistry degree, and land that job.

We can help with your next steps

Taylor Richard

Taylor Richard

Recruitment Coordinator

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Tenequa Martin

Director of Educational Opportunity Center

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Karen Holt

Health Sciences Advisor